The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-28
MISS BLACKTHW AITE'S DIAMONDS.


Judge Lynch to his feet for The benefit
Of the court, were II practised now.
they were strung up without mercy,
aud not half the fuss was made about
the execution Of woman who had
stolen loaf Of bread that would be
made now over the execution OF "A
wholesale poisoner or the midnight
assassin OF women aud children. No
qualm of conscience were felt, and all
believed that, capital pun >hment done
AVA, with. no ones property would be
safe I'M hour.
Consequently when Miss Black
llwuitc lost her diamonds he fact that
ANY one might he suspected was a very
prrvous bought TO her household.
on course Major Blackthwaite. her
brother, and her friend, Miss Whit
more. who was on v sit al the house.
were out of The question, but there
Her. the servants, one, ut least. quite
new 10 the cstabl slimrnl. and oddly
enough. every one of them had. TO the
knowledge of ever, one else, been IN
lhr room where the diamonds were
left between the moment when she had
known them 10 he safe and the one
when she had missed them.
Miss Backthwuite had come home,
rom the country ball woefully tired.
quite worn oul. for she was 4 delicate
! tile creaiure. vino could not bear ~
much dancing rs some women can, and
had undrrssed herself in hurry and
ust wrapped herscf in her white night
Gown. when the wind. which was high
mat night, sent a sharp blast through
4 windowframe mol over-tightlv sci,
and llried the curtain with the candle
The consequence was conllagralion
ON u small scale. Miss Blackt waite
rushed on screaming. Her brother
and The servants rushed in. Buckets
of water were thrown on the flames
and noise enough made 10 shame
New York fire company OF the olden
time. Finally the lire was eNlinguish-
rd, and the lady returned to her p low.
in The morning her diamonds were
gone.
She remembered having put Them in
II certain box upon her dressing liable,
intending to close aud lock ii before
ret riny. She had not done so, for in
her terror she had forgotten all about
the jewels. and they had either been
lost OF stolen.
|. 1t was 10 o clock when she awoke.
and her window was wide open. But
il was too far from the ground for any
one to have obtained entrance in that
way. And NJ first Major Blacklhwaite.
who would not suspect his servants OF
dishonesty. declared tina, Ruth must
have had them in her hand and put
them down somewhere. or that they
had been thrown upon the floor by ac-
r.dent. Therefore. search was made
IN the room itself, in all the halls IN
he majors room. TO which his sister
had first ilown for aid, in Miss Whit
more's, and, in fact, every where where
there was any possibility of their hay
ing concealed themselves in that odd
fash on which would almost convince
one that ''inanimaie objects could en-
jov the anxiety and tribulations of
their possessors and maliciously play
at hide-and seek.
But, in this case. The missing objects
were not found concealed in any crack
~ crevice. or under any rug. or behind
any heavy article VI furniture. or in
pocket, or lining, or shoe. In fact. af
Ter careful search IF three morla!
days. il was determined that they were
stolen. And. if stolen. that one Of the
servants must be the culprt. There
fore. Major Blackthwaiie walked into
the kitchen with very solemn counte-
nance and called the servants ABOUT
him.
Good people" he said, miss
Blackthwaite has lost her diamonds.
You all know we have made fair
search. and thew are not 10 be- found.
They must be stolen. and though hate
TO suspect my servants. and am rs kind
master rs YOU know. l think, what
am TO doP You must all be searched
every one of you'll make no excep-
tons. shall send for 4 constable and
have the matter investigated. | hope
il will prove your honestyi | sincerely
hope it. friends "